'''The Entrance of the Mother of God Into the Temple Skete''' is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for women and an independent [[hesychastarion]] in the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], located near Hayesville, Ohio. It was established in 2004 by His Eminence Metropolitan [[Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh|Maximos of Pittsburgh]]. It has a close relationship with [[St. Gregory Palamas Monastery (Hayesville, Ohio)|St. Gregory Palamas Monastery]], which is only about two miles away and supplies its chaplain for divine services when needed.

'''The Entrance of the Mother of God Into the Temple Skete''' is a [[monasticism|monastic]] community for women and an independent [[hesychastarion]] in the Diocese of Pittsburgh of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], located near Hayesville, Ohio. It was established in 2004 by His Eminence Metropolitan [[Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh|Maximos of Pittsburgh]]. It has a close relationship with [[St. Gregory Palamas Monastery (Hayesville, Ohio)|St. Gregory Palamas Monastery]], which is only about two miles away and supplies its chaplain for divine services when needed.

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Gerondissa Theadelphi, who leads the skete, converted to Orthodoxy about 25 years ago and initially entered [[monasticism|monastic]] life through the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]], coming to the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese]] some time later. She is a member of the community of the Monastery of the Holy Apostle Paul in Greece, where she received the [[Great Schema]] five years ago. With the blessing of her monastery in Greece she is quietly laboring to establish English-language monasticism for women under Metropolitan Maximos in the Greek Archdiocese.